Start of an Era or Error? *spoilers*

**Destor** · 01-09-2006, 04:20 AM

WWE Champion Edge: Start of an Era or Error?

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WWE Champion Edge: Start of an Era or Error?
By James Guttman
Jan 9, 2006, 01:56

Ring

Hello.

Hey Matt. Guess what I'm doing.

What?

I'm looking at my Spinning World Title belt. I just won it.

Yeah. Nice.

What are you doing?

Wrestling on Velocity.

Oh. That's cool. That's on the Internet now, right? You like that stuff. The Internet.

Yeah.

OK. I gotta go and make out with Lita. Just wanna say ha-ha. OK. Peace.

Click

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Tonight's New Year's Revolution has the potential to be one of WWE's key turning points as it enters a new era in professional wrestling.

Tonight's New Year's Revolution also has the potential to be something that WWE undoes the success of within two weeks.

In a nutshell, World Wrestling Entertainment delivered a fair show last night that peaked with an unexpected and highly welcomed World Title win by Edge. Following John Cena's boo-filled win over Carlito Cool to take an Elimination Chamber victory, Adam Copeland came out and took the prize from him. Up until that moment, the big news on the show was that Shelton Benjamin's mama referred to his opponent Viscera as "Benjamin." You know... as in her own last name. Funny? Yes. Worthy of being the big story on a show? Not at all.

What I'm saying is that WWE had preconditioned me to doubt their ability to hit the mark. Watching Cena win the Chamber was a let down. When Edge came out, I got an initial sense that something big could happen. Then I pictured them putting John over him. Seriously. I saw it happening. It was illogical. It would have sucked the life right out of the whole thing. The saddest thing was that it was entirely possible WWE would do it. I guess you could say I had no faith in them.

Keep in mind, earlier in the night they had the briefly important Gregory Helms job to Jerry Lawler. Anything can happen 'round here. I was getting Goldberg Elimination Chamber flashbacks.

When Edge defeated John Cena and held up the silly Spinny belt, I was happy. It was something new. It was a someone new. It was all new. A performer who has been steadily improving every week finally got a shot at showing what he can do. Considering that the main event saw the current champion getting booed like Ashley Simpson without musical backing, the title change couldn't have happened at a better time.

So here's the thing. Does WWE continue to shock me and do the right thing? Do they keep the title on Edge and see if they can carve out a fresh direction for WrestleMania? Do they take the spotlight off of the expecting Triple H and thrust it onto a new heel?

Or�

Do they do what we expect them to do? Do they yank the title off of Edge after giving Cena three weeks to chase it before hitting Mania with Hunter? Do they maybe keep the title on Edge and job him out to the Gamely Daddy at WrestleMania?

Like that overseas Raw that WWE cites when talking about their switch to the Attitude generation in the late '90s, tonight's PPV had that feeling. It was a definite sense of "in with the old and out with the new." Nothing this interesting and sudden has happened in WWE in a long time. Watching tonight's show closing moments, I kept thinking that this was the start of something big if only WWE lets it be.

That's the question. We all second guess World Wrestling Entertainment. They've dropped the ball before. This time I'm sincerely hoping that they prove us all wrong.

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So which is it, the begining of an era, or error?

01-09-2006, 04:20 AM	#1
Destor I am the cheese Posts: 51,504	Start of an Era or Error? spoilers WWE Champion Edge: Start of an Era or Error? From www.WorldWrestlingInsanity.com JG's Columns WWE Champion Edge: Start of an Era or Error? By James Guttman Jan 9, 2006, 01:56 Ring Hello. Hey Matt. Guess what I'm doing. What? I'm looking at my Spinning World Title belt. I just won it. Yeah. Nice. What are you doing? Wrestling on Velocity. Oh. That's cool. That's on the Internet now, right? You like that stuff. The Internet. Yeah. OK. I gotta go and make out with Lita. Just wanna say ha-ha. OK. Peace. Click -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tonight's New Year's Revolution has the potential to be one of WWE's key turning points as it enters a new era in professional wrestling. Tonight's New Year's Revolution also has the potential to be something that WWE undoes the success of within two weeks. In a nutshell, World Wrestling Entertainment delivered a fair show last night that peaked with an unexpected and highly welcomed World Title win by Edge. Following John Cena's boo-filled win over Carlito Cool to take an Elimination Chamber victory, Adam Copeland came out and took the prize from him. Up until that moment, the big news on the show was that Shelton Benjamin's mama referred to his opponent Viscera as "Benjamin." You know... as in her own last name. Funny? Yes. Worthy of being the big story on a show? Not at all. What I'm saying is that WWE had preconditioned me to doubt their ability to hit the mark. Watching Cena win the Chamber was a let down. When Edge came out, I got an initial sense that something big could happen. Then I pictured them putting John over him. Seriously. I saw it happening. It was illogical. It would have sucked the life right out of the whole thing. The saddest thing was that it was entirely possible WWE would do it. I guess you could say I had no faith in them. Keep in mind, earlier in the night they had the briefly important Gregory Helms job to Jerry Lawler. Anything can happen 'round here. I was getting Goldberg Elimination Chamber flashbacks. When Edge defeated John Cena and held up the silly Spinny belt, I was happy. It was something new. It was a someone new. It was all new. A performer who has been steadily improving every week finally got a shot at showing what he can do. Considering that the main event saw the current champion getting booed like Ashley Simpson without musical backing, the title change couldn't have happened at a better time. So here's the thing. Does WWE continue to shock me and do the right thing? Do they keep the title on Edge and see if they can carve out a fresh direction for WrestleMania? Do they take the spotlight off of the expecting Triple H and thrust it onto a new heel? Or� Do they do what we expect them to do? Do they yank the title off of Edge after giving Cena three weeks to chase it before hitting Mania with Hunter? Do they maybe keep the title on Edge and job him out to the Gamely Daddy at WrestleMania? Like that overseas Raw that WWE cites when talking about their switch to the Attitude generation in the late '90s, tonight's PPV had that feeling. It was a definite sense of "in with the old and out with the new." Nothing this interesting and sudden has happened in WWE in a long time. Watching tonight's show closing moments, I kept thinking that this was the start of something big if only WWE lets it be. That's the question. We all second guess World Wrestling Entertainment. They've dropped the ball before. This time I'm sincerely hoping that they prove us all wrong. � Copyright by WorldWrestlingInsanity.com WorldWrestlingInsanity.com is not affiliated with any wrestling promotion. ============================ So which is it, the begining of an era, or error?